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Trinchero purchases Mumm Napa, Chablis updates AOC, Canada sells off US booze
Plus Mendoza’s recent embrace of copper mining and the end of the Sud de France moniker on wine labels. Above, a view of Chablis. Before I get to global news...
Samantha Cole-Johnson
Friday 19 December 2025
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